Pleasantville Chamber Music Society

November 2, 2025 • 3 pm

Hui-Mei Lin - Piano
Muneko Otani - Violin
Eric Seidenberg - Cello

Hui-Mei Lin, Taiwanese-American pianist, made her New York solo debut at Weill Recital Hall as the winner of the Artists Inetnational Competition. Concert tours have taken her to Italy, France, Canada, Taiwan, and throughout the US.  As a chamber musician, she has collaborated with the New Hungarian String Quartet, with cellist Carter Brey and flutist Robert Stallman, and the Cassatt String Quartet—as well as with her long-time cello partner, Peter Seidenberg.

Muneko Otani, first violinist of the Cassatt String Quartet, has appeared in the US, Canada and Mexico as well as in Europe and Asia.  The quartet has over 40 recordings and were named three times to Alex Ross’s 10 best classical recordings of the year in the New Yorker Magazine.  Ms. Otani currently teaches violin and chamber music at Columbia University and Williams College.

Peter Seidenberg, cellist, has played in major halls throughout the US, Europe and Asia. He made his solo debut with the Chicago Symphony and has since appeared as soloist with many orchestras. He has collaborated with members of the Cleveland, Tokyo, Juilliard and Emerson Quartets and has participated in numerous music festivals.

November 23, 2025. •. 3 pm

Chelsea Knox - Flute
Nancy Wu - Violin
Zoë Martin-Doike - Viola
Eric Stephenson - Cello

The Pleasantville Flute Quartet received its name from the fact that three of its members – Chelsea, Nancy, and Eric – live in Pleasantville!  Welcome!

Chelsea Knox is the principal flutist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.  She has been hailed by the NY Times for her warmth, precision, and clarity, as well as by the NY Classical Review for her “expressive life and full tone.”

Nancy Wu has served as Associate Concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra since 1989.  She lives in Pleasant-ville with her husband, Leigh Mesh, Met principal double bass, and two children.

Zoë Martin-Doike has been a member of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra since 2018 and frequently joins the Philadelphia Orchestra for international touring.

Eric Stephenson is an exceptionally versatile cellist ranging in style from classical to jazz to rock and folk. He spends most of his time performing with PROJECT Trio, an ensemble he founded. Composing and recording are a huge part of his life

February 22, 2026 • 3 pm

Wilden Dannenberg – French horn
Anna Urrey – Flute
Rémi Taghavi – Bassoon
Tom Gallant – Oboe
Bixby Kennedy – Clarinet

 Wilden Dannenberg is a busy hornist, arranger and organist.  In Westchester, he is the assistant conductor and pianist for the Hudson Chorale.

 Anna Urrey has performed with orchestras, chamber music groups and in films.  She is on the faculty of Marymount School of NY.

 Rémi Taghavi is on the faculty of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and plays in many chamber groups.

 Tom Gallant, in addition to being a talented oboist, is a concert producer and artist manager.

 Bixby Kennedy performs with orchestras and chamber groups throughout the country.  He is also an arranger whose works have been performed by many groups including the Frisson Ensemble.

April 6, 2025 • 3 pm

Curtis Macomber, violin
Anna Lim, violin
Marka Gustavvson, viola
Chris Finckel, cello

The Manhattan String Quartet has graced the stage of the Pleasantville Chamber Music Society for 48 of our 49 seasons.  Welcome, old friends!

 Curtis Macomber enjoys a varied and distinguished career as soloist, chamber musician and teacher and has for several decades been recognized as one of America’s foremost interpreters and proponents of new music.

 Marka Gustavsson also supports new music and currently holds a faculty position at Bard College where she serves as Associate Director of the Conservatory.

 Anna Lim is dedicated to both early and new music and currently teaches violin at Princeton University.

 Chris Finckel has been a member of the quartet since 1995 and is also cellist of the NY New Music Ensemble and the North Country Chamber Players of New Hampshire.

https://manhattanstringquartet.com